Cricket fans are happy with the start of the IPL as they have been waiting for this for a year. The fans were excited about the following season of IPL as the previous year; it was announced that the mega auction would happen before IPL. The two new teams are also going to take part in the IPL 2022 for the first time ever, making the tournament more competitive. IPL is a famous Indian T-20 league tournament where players from all around the world play.

Thus, you will see all the star players of different countries playing in the same league; that is what makes it worth watching. Besides, millions of fans who watch the IPL have the thrill of a T-20 match, and IPL is best for entertainment. Thus today, you will learn about some key batsmen and IPL top 5 batsmen.

IPL 2022 Top Five Batsmen To Watch Out For Are

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer is playing for Kolkata Knight Riders; previously, he played for Delhi Capitals. He is also appointed as captain of the Kolkata Knight Rider. He is a great young batsman who also has played for the Indian national team. He can change the game single-handedly, and he has done it in his IPL career several times. Thus it is never in doubt that he was the top choice of Kolkata Knight Riders in the batting lineup.

Shreyas  Iyer is known for his fearless batting style, and he plays while chasing the big total and plays calmly under pressure. If you look at the stats of his IPL career, he has managed to score over 2300 runs and has played over 80 IPL matches so far. Thus you can expect him to entertain the crowd with his batting performances this year in the IPL.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli, also known as the King of Cricket, is a top-class Indian batsman who plays for Royals Challenger Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He is one of the best batsmen in the entire IPL history. He can open and can finish the game as well. He is a tremendously skilled batsman who has shown his potential many times during his IPL career. For the IPL, he left the captaincy role as he could not perform as everyone expected. But despite not so good captaincy career, he has never failed to win a match with his performances for the team.

He has played over 200 matches for RCB and has scored over 6200 runs; thus, you can see how well he has performed in his IPL career. Thus everybody is looking forward to seeing Virat Kohli doing well after shedding the burden of captaincy.

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan is another Indian batsman who will be playing for Punjab Kings this season. The left-handed opener batsman has proved his ability to score runs in all formats of cricket, especially in T-20. Shikhar Dhawan has been consistent with his performance and has done well in several last IPL seasons. He has over 5700 runs in his IPL career, and therefore he is the second batsman in the list of most runs scored in the IPL. Thus fans are expecting him to perform well in this edition of IPL to help the team win matches.

Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler is one of the best batsmen in the IPL and the world. He is a wicketkeeper-batsman that plays for England national team. He was bought by the Rajasthan Royals a long time ago and thus has been the key player for the team. Rajasthan Royals also retained Jos Buttler in the mega auction ahead of the IPL, as they know he is the key batsman that can help them win a lot of matches. Jos Buttler has scored over 1900 runs playing for Rajasthan Royals and is a match-winner player. Therefore, the team and the fans both have very high hopes and expectations from him to change the team’s bad form.

David Warner

David Warner, a legendary Australian batsman, is a very aggressive batsman who can score runs and score them at a fast pace. The fans love to see him play as he is a power hitter who believes in scoring runs in the least amount of bowls. He will be playing for Delhi Capitals for IPL, and this is the team where he played his first-ever IPL match. If you are wondering if his stat, you would be shocked that in just over 150 matches, he has scored over 5400 runs in his IPL career.

The five batsmen are the real contenders for winning the orange cap in the IPL.